/// <summary>
/// display a message in the message area without a new line for the prompt
/// </summary>
/// <param name="message">string to display</param>
public static void DisplayPromptMessage(string message)
{
//
// calculate the message area location on the console window
//
const int MESSAGE_BOX_TEXT_LENGTH = WINDOW_WIDTH - (2 * DISPLAY_HORIZONTAL_MARGIN);
const int MESSAGE_BOX_HORIZONTAL_MARGIN = DISPLAY_HORIZONTAL_MARGIN;
//
// create a list of strings to hold the wrapped text message
//
List <string> messageLines;
//
// call utility method to wrap text and loop through list of strings to display
//
messageLines = ConsoleUtil.Wrap(message, MESSAGE_BOX_TEXT_LENGTH, MESSAGE_BOX_HORIZONTAL_MARGIN);
for (int lineNumber = 0; lineNumber < messageLines.Count() - 1; lineNumber++)
{
Console.WriteLine(messageLines[lineNumber]);
}
Console.Write(messageLines[messageLines.Count() - 1]);
}
/// <summary>
/// display a message in the message area
/// </summary>
/// <param name="message">string to display</param>
public static void DisplayMessage(string message)
{
//
// calculate the message area location on the console window
//
const int MESSAGE_BOX_TEXT_LENGTH = WINDOW_WIDTH - (2 * DISPLAY_HORIZONTAL_MARGIN);
const int MESSAGE_BOX_HORIZONTAL_MARGIN = DISPLAY_HORIZONTAL_MARGIN;
// message is not an empty line, display text
if (message != "")
{
//
// create a list of strings to hold the wrapped text message
//
List <string> messageLines;
//
// call utility method to wrap text and loop through list of strings to display
//
messageLines = ConsoleUtil.Wrap(message, MESSAGE_BOX_TEXT_LENGTH, MESSAGE_BOX_HORIZONTAL_MARGIN);
foreach (var messageLine in messageLines)
{
Console.WriteLine(messageLine);
}
}
// display an empty line
else
{
Console.WriteLine();
}
}